ADEQUATENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adequateness mean? 

• ADEQUATENESS (noun)
  The noun ADEQUATENESS has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

  Familiarity information: ADEQUATENESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADEQUATENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

adequacy; adequateness

Context example:

he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule

Hypernyms ("adequateness" is a kind of...):

satisfactoriness (the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement)

Attribute:

adequate; equal (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)

inadequate; unequal (lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)

Derivation:

adequate (having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task)

adequate (about average; acceptable)

adequate (sufficient for the purpose)